英语四级真题及答案第二套 2.docx

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英语四级真题及答案第二套2

2013.12英语四级考试真题试卷（第二套）之马矢奏春创作

PartIWriting （30minutes）听力音频地址：

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasinguseofthemobilephoneinpeople'slifeandthenexplaintheconsequencesofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上

1.A）Gotoaplacehehasvisited.B）Makeherownarrangements.C）Consultatravelagent.D）Joininapackagetour.

2.A）Theyareonalongtripbycar.B）Theyarestuckinatrafficjam.C）Theyareusedtogettingupearly.D）Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight.

3.A）Heisapersondifficulttodealwith.B）Hedislikesanyformalgathering.C）Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.D）Heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers.

4.A）Workinanotherdepartment.B）Pursuefurthereducation.C）Recruitgraduatestudents.D）Takeanadministrativejob.

5.A）Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime.B）Heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition.C）Hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself.D）HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1.

6.A）Cleaner.B）Mechanic.C）Porter.D）Salesman.

7.A）Requestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning.B）HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend.C）GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistime.D）AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.

8.A）Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction.B）Anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge.C）ThebuildingprojecttheyareworkingD）Thepublictransportationconditions.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 9.A）Tolookforajobasasalesperson.B）TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.C）Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.D）Tocomplainaboutafaultyappliance.

10.A）Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.B）Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.C）Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.D）Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.

11.A）0743,12536extension15.B）0734,21653extension51.C）0734,38750extension15.D）0743,62135extension51.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 12.A）Sincehefoundagirlfriend.B）Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.C）Sincehebegantoexerciseregularly.D）Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.

13.A）Heisgettingtoofat.B）Hesmokestoomuch.C）Hedoesn'teatvegetables.D）Hedoesn'tlookwellatall.

14.A）Theyareoverweightfortheirage.B）Theyarerespectfultotheirparents.C）Theyarestillintheirearlytwenties.D）Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.

15.A）Toquitsmoking.B）Toreducehisweight.C）Tofindagirlfriend.D）Tofollowheradvice.

PassageOne Questions16to19arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 16.A）Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.B）TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.C）Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.D）Theyareburningoutofcontrol.

17.A）Theyhavebeenhospitalized.B）Theyhavegotskinproblems.C）Theywerechokedbythethicksmoke.D）Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals.

18.A）Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.B）Ithasbeenre-scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.C）Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.D）Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.

19.A）Theymadefrequentlong-distancecallstoeachother.B）TheyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.C）Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists.D）Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.

PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20.A）Peaceful.B）Considerate.C）Generous.D）Cooperative.

21.A）Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.B）Someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem.C）MindyLance'slaundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom.D）MindyLancethreatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors.

22.A）Askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.B.）Limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash.C）Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.D）Installingafewmorewashersanddryers.

PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.A）Sheisbothapopularandhighlyrespectedauthor.B）SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.C）Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.D）Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.

24.A）TheBookCriticsCircleAward.B）TheNobelPrizeforliterature.C）ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.D）TheNationalBookAward.

25.A）SheisarelativeofMorrison's.B）SheisaslavefromAfrica.C）Sheisaskilledstoryteller.D）Sheisablackwoman.

Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputersthatcostanywherefrom$1000toperhaps$5000ormore.（26）,itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase（27）costinganotherseveralhundreddollars.Twentyyearsago,computerswere（28）,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany.（29）purchasedcomputersforhomeuse.Overtheyears,thepriceofthe"guts"ofacomputer-itsmemory-hasdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover.（30）improvementshavemadeitpossibleto（31）memorycircuitrythatissmallenoughtofitintotheportablepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.（32）,asthepriceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.（33）improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid（杂交）seeds.（34）animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepricesofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe（35）ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreaseswhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 

Togetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscience,takeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the（36）

ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience-startingwithErnestLawrence'sinventionofthecyclotron（回旋加速器）in1931.Agenerationago,femalefaceswere（37）and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits（38）themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere.（39）allofthemwhitemales.Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou'llseea（40）display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,areportraitsofthe（41）headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenwhoseresearch（42）everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey'restillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal（43）maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:

graduateandundergraduatestudents,about20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry'stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso（44）."Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter,"shesays,"butthey'renotgettingbetteras（45）asIwouldlike."

IsCollegeaWorthyInvestment?

A）Whyarewespendingsomuchmoneyoncollege?

Andwhyarewesounhappyaboutit?

Weallseemtoagreethatacollegeeducationiswonderful,andyetstrangelyweworrywhenweseefamiliesinvestingsomuchinthissupposedlyessentialgood.Maybeit'stimetoaskaquestionthatseemsalmostsacrilegious（大不敬的）:

isallthisinvestmentincollegeeducationreallyworthit?

B）Theanswer,Ifear,isno.Foranincreasingnumberofkids,theextratimeandmoneyspentpursuingacollegediplomawillleavethemworseoffthantheywerebeforetheysetfootoncampus.C）Formyentireadultlife,agoodeducationhasbeenthemostimportantthingformiddle-classhouseholds.Myparentsspentmoreeducatingmysisterandmethantheyspentontheirhouse,andthey'renottheonlyones...and,ofcourse,foranincreasingnumberoffamilies,mostofthecostoftheirhouseisactuallythecostoflivinginagoodschooldistrict.Questioningthevalueofacollegeeducationseemsabitlikequestioningthevalueofhappiness,orfun.D）Theaveragepriceofallgoodsandserviceshasrisenabout50percent.Butthepriceofacollegeeducationhasnearlydoubledinthattime.Istheeducationthattoday'sstudentsaregettingtwiceasgood?

Arenewworkerstwiceassmart?

Havetheybecomesomehowmassivelymoreexpensivetoeducate?

E）Perhapsabit.RichardVedder,anOhioUniversityeconomicsprofessor,says,"Ilookatthedata,andIseecollegecostsrisingfasterthaninflationuptothemid-1980sby1percentayear.NowIseethemrising3to4percentayearoverinflation.Whathashappened?

Thefederalgovernmenthasstarteddroppingmoneyoutofairplanes."Aidhasincreased,subsidized（补贴的）loanshavebecomeavailable,and"theuniversitieshavegottenthemoney."EconomistBryanCaplan,whoiswritingabookabouteducation,agrees:

"It'sagiantwasteofresourcesthatwillcontinueaslongasthesubsidiescontinue."F）Promotionalliteratureforcollegesandstudentloansoftenspeaksofdebtasan"investmentinyourself."Butaninvestmentissupposedtogenerateincometopayofftheloans.Morethanhalfofallrecentgraduatesareunemployedorinjobsthatdonotrequireadegree,andtheamountofstudent-loandebtcarriedbyhouseholdshasincreasedmorethanfivetimessince1999.Thesegraduatesweretoldthatadiplomawasallthey